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Trezor Launches New Hardware Wallet ‘Safe 5’ with Bitcoin-only Variant
Trezor, a crypto hardware wallet manufacturer, announces its latest lineup at BTC Prague 2024, featuring the new Trezor Safe 5 as its flagship product. Priced at $169, the Trezor Safe 5 comes with a larger color touchscreen with haptic feedback and includes an advanced secure element that meets EAL 6+ certification standards and offers a…
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Wu-Tang Clan’s Exclusive ‘Shaolin’ Album Now Available for $1
The Wu-Tang Clan‘s album “Once Upon a Time in Shaolin” is now partially accessible to the public via encrypted NFTs. PleasrDAO, the current rights holder, has released a five-minute sampler of the album, priced at $1. The sampler, available on The Album, features previously unheard verses from Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, and Redman, along with snippets…
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Pixelverse Raises $5.5M for Global Expansion of Web3 Gaming
Pixelverse, the cyberpunk-themed entertainment studio and game ecosystem focused on web3, has raised $5.5 million in a funding round led by venture capital firms and prominent figures from the gaming and web3 industries. Key investors in this round include Delphi Ventures, Merit Circle and Mechanism Capital among others, alongside angel investors The Sandbox Founder Sébastien…
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Polygon Launches Community Grants Program for Web3 Projects
Polygon, the popular blockchain technology and gaming company, has announced its latest community grants program aimed at supporting blockchain development on the Polygon Layer 2 and Ethereum networks. The program, approved by a community vote, will release one billion $POL tokens over the next 10 years, distributing approximately 100M $POL tokens annually. In the first…
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Shrapnel Announces STX3.1 Playtest with $100,000 Prize Pool
Neon Machine, the developer of the PC-based extraction shooter Shrapnel, has announced the upcoming STX3.1 playtest. This event will run for 5 days from June 24 to June 28, offering participants a chance to win a share of 1 million $SHRAP tokens, valued at approximately $100,000. The 1 million $SHRAP token prize pool will be…
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South Korea Introduces Guidelines for NFTs as Virtual Assets
South Korea’s financial regulators have introduced new guidelines for NFTs in preparation for the upcoming Virtual Asset User Protection Act, effective July 19. This update marks a reclassification of NFTs, which were previously not considered virtual assets in South Korea. The updated guidance specifies conditions under which NFTs will be categorized as virtual assets. While…
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The Beacon Launches ‘The New Frontiers’ Quest Ahead of NFT Mint
The Beacon, a free-to-play action RPG, has recently kicked off its two-week long play-to-airdrop and play-to-whitelist campaign, The New Frontiers Quest. This event precedes the upcoming Writ of Passage NFT Mint and the global debut of the game. By completing quests and accumulating Prestige Points, players will get a chance to secure a whitelist spot…
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Idle Degen Game ‘Gangster Arena 2’ Now Live on Blast
Web3 idle tycoon game Gangster Arena 2, developed by Uncharted, had recently announced its launch on Blast—a Layer 2 solution built on top of Ethereum. This new game is “designed for degens” and combines elements of idle and strategic gameplay, focusing on mobile idle tycoon mechanics and PVP game theory. Players can compete on leaderboards,…
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Axie Infinity Announces Axie Bounty Aid Program
Axie Infinity, the popular blockchain-based game, has launched a new initiative to support players struggling to complete daily tasks on the Bounty Board. The Axie Bounty Aid program aims to help gamers who face challenges in completing their daily tasks due to a lack of Fortune Slips, and is designed to support players who do…
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Romanian Football Federation Joins FIFA Collect NFT Platform
The Romanian Football Federation (FRF) has become the first national football association to partner with the Modex and FIFA Collect platform, marking a notable development in the digital sports collectibles sector. FIFA Collect, created by FIFA in partnership with Modex, allows users to buy, sell, and trade digital football collectibles. while utilizing blockchain technology to…
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